HomePhotographyTrain Piercing Through Snow-Capped Mountains of Highest Railway
Train Piercing Through Snow-Capped Mountains of Highest Railway
4527
We’re sure, the train won’t miss out, as incredible photographs display the highest railway service in Europe piercing through snow-capped mountains in the Alps. The train rolling across a 213-foot-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of color to the remarkable snow-covered Swiss surroundings.
Therefore, the passenger train was magnificently picturized on the Landwasser Viaduct, which towers over the Landwasser River in Filisur, Switzerland. The train called “Bernina Express” actually connects Chur in Eastern Switzerland to Tirano in Northern Italy.
The place is so popular being on the highest railway line in the Alps and the highest point on this line is situated 7,391 feet above sea level. It’s been more than one hundred years; The Bernina railway line was built between 1908 and 1910 and was operated independently until the 1940s when it was acquired by the Rhaetian Railway, a Swiss transport company.
Two Italian photographers Francesco Vaninetti 36, and Marco Bottigelli 34, planned to travel on the Bernina Express and captured the stunning views from the train. The gifted photographer pair also disembarked scouted locations and photographed the train as it traveled through Schmitten and Filisur in Switzerland.
They said, we’ve never seen such views like this on the train and it was absolutely spectacular, and our most admired part of this journey was to see the train travel over the Landwasser viaduct. When the train comes out of a mountain cave and right onto a 213-feet-high, six-curved arch limestone bridge. So, the bright, red color of the train carriages actually stood out against the crisp snow and blue skies.
They have spent a day traveling on the railway, which spans 75 miles of railroad and passes through 55 tunnels, and crosses 196 bridges. However, heavy snowfall added to nature’s beauty, and the entire area turned into an amazing winter wonderland. It seems like a fairy tale book.
We’re extremely lucky to be able to depict the snowy scenery like this is becoming rarer as the years go by, perhaps due to global warming. And we are really hoping that these photos can act as a reminder that action needs to be taken to protect the beauty of our planet.
Botticelli photographed stunning lakes with cracked sheets of ice in Silvaplana as the pair traveled on the Bernina ExpressBrown log piles in front of a church stand out dramatically against the untouched snow in Celerina
Elsewhere in Silvaplana captured from the moving train was an icy lake which has started to melt. Looking like a scene from a fairy-tale, a snow-dusted Filisur is nestled in a valley surrounded by treesMarco Botticelli, 34, and Francesco Vaninetti, 36, traveled on the Bernina Express and photographed the views from the train. Pictured is the Schmittentobel Viaduct in Schmitten
Snow-capped Mounting – Train Rolling across a 213-foot-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundingsThe Bernina Express, which connects Chur in eastern Switzerland to Tirano in northern Italy, runs along the highest railway line in the Alps. Pictured is a train in the Albula valley, GraubündenThe duo from Morbegno, Italy, spent a day traveling on the railway which spans 75 miles of railroad, passes through 55 tunnels, and crosses 196 bridges while covering areas such as Albula Valley
The photographers say they were extremely lucky to be able to capture the images as the locals believe so much snow is becoming a rare occurrence in the areaThe sun shines a golden glow on Silvaplana with houses visible at the bottom of gigantic snowcapped mountainsThe train looks striking against the snowy backdrop behind the Schmittentobel Viaduct in Schmitten (left) and the Landwasser Viaduct in Filisur
